1996 in country music

From Freepedia

See also: 1995 in country music, 1996 in music, other events of 1996, 1997 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music

Contents 1 Events 2 Top Hits of the Year 2.1 No. 1 Hits 2.2 Other Major Hits 3 Top New Album Releases 4 Deaths 5 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees 6 Major Awards 6.1 Grammy Awards 6.2 Academy of Country Music 6.3 Country Music Association

Events

Top Hits of the Year

No. 1 Hits

(as certified by Billboard magazine)

• January 6 - "Rebecca Lynn" - Bryan White
• January 13 - "It Matters to Me" - Faith Hill
• February 3 - "(If You're Not In It For Love) I'm Outta Here" - Shania Twain
• February 17 - "Bigger Than the Beatles" - Joe Diffie
• March 2 - "Wild Angels" - Martina McBride
• March 9 - "I'll Try" - Alan Jackson
• March 16 - "The Beaches of Cheyenne" - Garth Brooks
• March 23 - "You Can Feel Bad" - Patty Loveless
• April 6 - "To Be Loved by You" - Wynonna Judd
• April 13 - "No News" - Lonestar
• May 4 - "You Win My Love" - Shania Twain
• May 18 - "My Maria" - Brooks & Dunn
• June 8 - "Blue Clear Sky" - George Strait
• June 22 - "Time Marches On" - Tracy Lawrence
• July 13 - "No One Needs To Know" - Shania Twain
• July 20 - "Daddy's Money" - Ricochet
• August 3 - "Don't Get Me Started" - Rhett Akins
• August 10 - "Carried Away" - George Strait
• August 31 - "She Never Lets it Go to Her Heart" - Tim McGraw
• September 14 - "Guys Do it All the Time" - Mindy McCready
• September 21 - "So Much For Pretending" - Bryan White
• October 5 - "Living in a Moment" - Ty Herndon
• October 12 - "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" - Trisha Yearwood
• October 26 - "Like the Rain" - Clint Black
• November 16 - "Lonely Too Long" - Patty Loveless
• November 23 - "Strawberry Wine" - Deana Carter
• December 7 - "Little Bitty" - Alan Jackson
• December 28 - "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" - LeAnn Rimes

Other Major Hits

• "All I Want is a Life" - Tim McGraw
• "All You Ever Do is Bring Me Down" - The Mavericks
• "Blue" - LeAnn Rimes
• "Born in the Dark" - Doug Stone
• "The Change" - Garth Brooks
• "Change My Mind" - John Berry
• "Cowboy Love" - John Michael Montgomery
• "Deep Down" - Pam Tillis
• "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You" - Toby Keith
• "Every Light in the House" - Trace Adkins
• "Every Time I Get Around You" - David Lee Murphy
• "The Fear of Being Alone" - Reba McEntire
• "Giving Water to a Drowing Man" - Lee Roy Parnell
• "Goodnight Sweetheart" – David Kersh
• "Heads Carolina, Tails California" - Jo Dee Messina
• "Heart's Desire" - Lee Roy Parnell
• "Heaven Help My Heart" - Wynonna Judd
• "Holding On to Something" - Jeff Carson
• "Home" - Alan Jackson
• "Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best" - Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt
• "Hypnotize the Moon" - Clay Walker
• "I Am That Man" - Brooks & Dunn
• "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" - George Strait
• "I Do" - Paul Brandt
• "I Don't Think I Will" - James Bonamy
• "I Know She Still Loves Me" - George Strait
• "I Think About You" - Collin Raye
• "I'm Not Supposed to Love You Anymore" - Bryan White
• "I've Been Everywhere" – Johnny Cash
• "If I Were You" - Terri Clark
• "If You Loved Me" - Tracy Lawrence
• "It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings" - Mark Chesnutt
• "It's All in Your Head" - Diamond Rio
• "It's Midnight Cinderella" - Garth Brooks
• "It's What I Do" - Billy Dean
• "Jacob's Ladder" - Mark Wills
• "Learning as You Go" - Rick Trevino
• "Like There Ain't No Yesterday" - Blackhawk
• "Long as I Live" - John Michael Montgomery
• "Love is Stronger Than Pride" - Ricochet
• "Love Remains" - Collin Raye
• "The Maker Said Take Her" - Alabama
• "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up For Nothin'" - Brooks & Dunn
• "Me and You" - Kenny Chesney
• "Meant to Be" - Sammy Kershaw
• "More Than You'll Ever Know" - Travis Tritt
• "My Heart Has a History" - Paul Brandt
• "Not Enough Hours in the Night" - Doug Supernaw
• "Not That Different" - Collin Raye
• "On a Good Night" - Wade Hayes
• "Only on Days That End in Y" - Clay Walker
• "Poor, Poor Pittiful Me" - Terri Clark
• "Ring on Her Finger (Time on Her Hands)" - Reba McEntire
• "Running Away With My Heart" - Lonestar
• "The River and the Highway" - Pam Tillis
• "The Road You Leave Behind" - David Lee Murphy
• "Someone Else's Dream" - Faith Hill
• "Stars Over Texas" - Tracy Lawrence
• "Starting Over Again" - Reba McEntire
• "Ten Thousand Angels" - Mindy McCready
• "That Girl's Been Spying on Me" - Billy Dean
• "That Ol' Wind" - Garth Brooks
• "That's What I Get For Lovin' You" - Diamond Rio
• "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" - Neal McCoy
• "There's a Girl in Texas" - Trace Adkins
• "Too Much Fun" - Daryle Singletary
• "Treat Her Right" - Sawyer Brown
• "Vidalia" - Sammy Kershaw
• "Walkin' Away" - Diamond Rio
• "What Do I Know" - Ricochet
• "What I Meant to Say" - Wade Hayes
• "When Boy Meets Girl" - Terri Clark
• "A Woman's Touch" - Toby Keith
• "Worlds Apart" - Vince Gill
• "You Can't Lose Me" - Faith Hill
• "You Gotta Love That" - Neal McCoy
• "You're Not in Kansas Anymore" - Jo Dee Messina

Top New Album Releases

• Blue Clear Sky – George Strait (MCA Nashville)
• Borderline – Brooks & Dunn (Arista Nashville)
• Calm Before The Storm – Paul Brandt (Reprise)
• Did I Shave My Legs for This – Deana Carter (Capitol Nashville)
• High Lonesome Sound – Vince Gill (MCA Nashville)
• Treasures – Dolly Parton (Rising Tide/Blue Eye)
• Unchained – Johnny Cash (American)

Deaths

• March 4 – Minnie Pearl, 83, legendary comedienne known for her trademark greeting, "How-dee!" and her straw hat with price tag; a regular on "Hee Haw" (stroke).
• May 3 – Patsy Montana, 87, first female country singer to have a major solo country hit ("I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart").

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Patsy Montana (1908-1996)
• Buck Owens (born 1929)
• Ray Price (born 1925)

Major Awards

Grammy Awards

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year -- Brooks & Dunn
• Song Of The Year -- "Blue" - LeAnn Rimes - Bill Mack
• Single Of The Year -- "Blue" - LeAnn Rimes
• Album Of The Year -- Blue Clear Sky - George Strait
• Top Male Vocalist -- George Strait
• Top Female Vocalist -- Patty Loveless
• Top Vocal Duo -- Brooks & Dunn
• Top Vocal Group -- Sawyer Brown
• Top New Male Vocalist -- Trace Adkins
• Top New Female Vocalist -- LeAnn Rimes
• Top New Vocal Duo Or Group -- Ricochet (Band)
• Video Of The Year -- "I Think About You" - Collin Raye

Country Music Association

• Entertainer of the Year -- Brooks & Dunn
• Male Vocalist of the Year -- George Strait
• Female Vocalist of the Year -- Patty Loveless
• Vocal Group of the Year -- The Mavericks
• Vocal Duo of the Year -- Brooks & Dunn
• Horizon Award -- Bryan White
• Musician of the Year -- Mark O'Connor
• Vocal Event of the Year -- "I Will Always Love You," Dolly Parton and Vince Gill
• Single of the Year -- "Check Yes or No," George Strait
• Song of the Year -- "Go Rest High on That Mountain," Vince Gill
• Album of the Year -- Blue Clear Sky, George Strait
• Music Video of the Year -- "My Wife Thinks You're Dead," Junior Brown (director: Michael McNamara)